Mindset and Kolmar Sign 5 Year Russia Deal

2012.02.06

Mindset Mining Consultants have signed its biggest contract to date, to provide Project Management services, with Kolmar MC LLC in Russia. The contract will see Mindset assisting Kolmar with mining at its Neryungri mining operations in the Sakha province (Yakutia) of the Russian Federation. This Agreement is for Consulting...

Is the KZN Coal Industry sustainable

2011.11.07

On the 10th and 11th November at the Square Hotel and Conference Centre in Umhlanga, KZN the Fossil Fuel Foundation will be hosting the 2011 KZN Coal Indaba. Aptly titled ‘Is the KZN coal industry sustainable?’ the conference will be reviewing the coal, carbon and anthracite industry providing a...

Coal India looking at overseas acquisitions

2011.11.06

KOLKATA (miningweekly.com) – The board of Coal India Limited (CIL) was set to meet over the coming weekend to seek an in-principle approval to restart negotiations, stalled since 2009, to acquire equity stakes in overseas coal assets. The company has earmarked a corpus of about $2-billion for investments in...

The CSIR working on robots to improve mine safety

2011.11.04

Mining is a dangerous occupation, and South Africa’s hard rock (gold and platinum) mining is more dangerous than most (but not all) types of mining. In the period January 1 to August 15 this year, 76 South African miners lost their lives in workplace accidents. The total for the...

Continental Coal lists in London

2011.09.22

South African thermal coal miner Continental Coal on Monday made its debut on the Aim market in London, which CEO Don Turvey described as a “strategic move”. Continental, which is also listed in Australia, expected to benefit from the expanded international profile and engagement with additional European funds and...